An Autumn's Grace

The title of this blog post is quite ept. I hardly ever wear anything other than a great dress. I live in dresses and to some, it may seem boring, but to be frank, I don’t care; dresses are my style and I’m unapologetic about it (because surely that’s what a personal blog should be about?!). However, I do like to break from my nom on occasion, and this outfit post is one of those occasions. I went to dinner a couple nights ago with the ever lovely, Hanna . We headed to a lovely Italian restaurant and ate like the little piglets we are ;p. I found this skirt while looking through the Next online sale earlier this year. It’s something I would never normally wear because it’s hardly shy and retiring, but I thought it was really great and I loved the colours. Next is known for being quite pricy, but I got this skirt for £8! Total bargain. With skirts of this nature, it would be the norm to pair it with a black top, but I didn’t want to do that; so I paired the sk

So it has been a rather long time since I last blogged, but here’s a little update as to what I’ve been up to: Last Sunday, I participated in a panel discussion at WoW Festival . The festival is held at the Southbank Centre and it’s a great event. The organisers always have a packed schedule and the talks vary across the board; but the talk I was involved with was about Feminism and Fat Activism. I was alongside the amazing Dr Caroline Walters and Dr Charlotte Cooper  (chaired by  Corinna Tomrley ). It was such a wonderful experience! I’d never done anything like this before, so I was so scared and actually drafted an email thanking the organisers for the invite, but declining said invite. You see, I’ve been blogging less than a year and I really didn’t think it was my place to participate in something so many others had been involved in for so long. I spoke to the ever amazing @kiddotrue , and shared my concerns with her. She was so encouraging and implored me to b